For some reason, the editor in the office did not pick the frame of the man blocking the tanks. Instead, they picked the frame of the man climbing up the tank.
The next day, A. They called me up at the hotel and I told them to have a close look again. I am glad that it still has impact after 20 years. Four different versions but one same focus. Patrick Witty is the international picture editor at The Times. This is a nice article. As a student who lives in China. Was a photographer for the student paper, and later a journeyman stringer before college.
Steely indeed. Ranks up there with the all time best photojournalist. Nice story. Good read, even better for reminding people that while his fate and identity are unknown, he was not run over by a tank which many people back in the US believe.
I had no idea there were more than two versions of this photograph. The tank man documentary on frontline was also really interesting. Of course, the man in the white shirt a hero to me! Few in the world would have the courage to do what he did! Or, actually the tank driver who stopped. Bravo to both of them for their acts of conscience that famous day! I love how the film was secreted away — in a toilet flush tank, in a tea bag… Very resourceful.
The musings by the photographers does much to transport us back to that day. This, as with other pivotal moments in history, must never be forgotten. Perhaps an even greater feat because it required a steady, steady, hand and the calm to stay with the moment rather than zoom and pan and overwork the shot. Brilliant — fantastic recollections. But what about the picture of him climbing on the tank.
So the story is no longer about the tank man and his heroism but about the self-annointed heroes who covered him. Congratulations, Boys, yet another paean to your favorite subjects — yourselves. And did we ever found out who the tank man was?
Yes, thanks for these images. Kudos to them all for their bravery in their coverage of this horrific event. The amount of courage needed to face off with a tank is unimaginable. Amazing photos and a great commentary on the event. That one picture captures the true essence of the spirit of the Chinese people — defiant yet controlled.
Too bad the Chinese people have changed now. All they care about is being fed and clothed. Their concept of freedom is only limited to financial, forget about political freedom or the freedom of thought and expression.
I was studying at Berkeley at the time of the Tiananmen Square protests. Many Chinese graduate students including a friend and labmate of mine were actively supporting the movement. I still have that poster, and I intend to bring it with me to a demonstration organized by Amnesty International in front of the Chinese Embassy on June 4.
So what? Someone stand in front of a row of tank, how about the Iraqies stand infront of the humvees and the tanks from US?
And those African Americans who fight in Los Angles Sometimes small people do things that they even may not understand, and a lot of people with different kind of intentions like to add meanings and icons and lables to these activities. At least what we know is this guy did not get run over by the tanks, so what does this picture mean?
A fascinating fraction of a story about a mass Chinese liberation effort. Great story. A fellow student had an internship with CNN and managed to smuggle out some tapes for them during the tragedy as well. The shame of this event being suppressed by Beijing is that it reflects so well upon the soul of China exhibited by the young men, the one who stands before the tanks and those who command the tanks, at the scene. Harm did not have its sway among them. May Beijing rise to join them now. I always assumed the lone protester was run over or killed.
That image of defiance is testimony to the strength of human determination and character. Will we humans ever learn that each individual deserves peace and dignity? Peace, love, hope — Priceless. Yes, great stuff—why we read the Times. Miight even be worth paying for, if the NYT were in a pinch. Most people from western see this image in their ways and,in a seemly stupid way which i must say. One thing should be pointed out that, at the early stage of this movement,even after the army troops were sent in to the city,almost everyone,much less students,thought the army was just to keep order without using force resulting in many deaths which was the same true with the troops.
So,it is crystal clear that the man in white shirt stood in front of the tank not because he accepted the coming death but out of some kind of thing usually happening between parents and children who ,in a fit of pique ,thought their dad or mum would not beat them.
In fact,tank did not go on and stop before him and try to avoid a crunch which was conviently ignored by most viewers. That man did not get any hurt. Is that truth widespreaded by New York TImes? I do not want to degrade that man but i really think that image is really a nonsense. What happened to the bag in his right hand? Credit European Pressphoto Agency. Site Navigation Site Mobile Navigation.
Supported by. Meant to New York. After the massacre, an image of a man carrying a bag blocking the path of a tank has become the defining image of the democracy movement in China. As the lead tank maneuvered to pass by the man, he repeatedly shifted his position in order to obstruct the tank's attempted path around him. The incident was filmed and smuggled out to a worldwide audience.
Internationally, it is considered one of the most iconic images of all time. Inside China, the image and the events leading up are subject to heavy state censorship, and as a result they are being forgotten.
The Sunday Express allegedly quoted the man's known associates at the time as saying they feared he had been put to death. However, then General Secretary Jiang Zemin denied having any knowledge of his arrest or even of the name.
Others claim police were never able to locate the man after he was pulled away from the crowd and back into the tanks. We got his name from journalists. Chinese officials have refused to confirm his name or whereabouts in response to numerous queries from Western journalists in the years since the incident.
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